AMPPR Workshop on Independent Music and Digital Library Technologies: Topic Outline

1. What is independent music and why does it matter?

1.1 to listeners

1.2 to the station

1.3 to creators

2. Ways to find and access independent music

2.1 tools available online for stations/staff

2.2 access points

2.3 technical quality issues

2.3.1 music file formats and sizes

2.3.1.1 compression issues

2.3.1.2 DRM issues

2.3.1.3 sound quality

3. Building a digital library

3.1 Acquire

3.1.1 hard media

3.1.2 electronic distribution

3.2 Ingest

3.2.1 metadata considerations

3.2.1.1 immediate

3.2.1.2 long term

3.2.2 metadata standards

3.2.2.1 PBCore

3.2.2.2 others

3.3 Store and Curate

3.3.1 life cycle considerations

3.3.1.1 media degradation

3.4 Play

3.4.1 prepared playlists

3.4.2 live time playlists

3.5 Report

3.5.1 for collection agencies

3.5.1.1 on-air

3.5.1.2 online

3.5.2 for listeners

4. The mechanics: Some first steps

4.1 Digital Audio Work Stations

4.2 Storage

4.3 Back-ups

4.4 Security, maintenance, support

5. Legal issues

5.1 Payola, Plugola and other legal and ethical issues

5.2 Copyright and related issues

5.2.1 on-air

5.2.2 streaming

5.2.3 on-demand online

5.2.4 podcasting